That night, the sky over the capital bled a silent black as Ulric systematically extinguished almost every remaining soul within the palace walls. Those who did not fall by his blade took their own lives to escape his wrath, including the Mother Empress and the Queen, who chose poison and silk over facing the demon in the corridors. For the rest of the royal lineage, Ulric was mercifully efficient—granting them deaths that were instant, cold, and entirely painless.
Regnas, the Third Prince, was not just any royal son. He was the King's undisputed favorite, the chosen candidate destined to wear the crown as the next sovereign of Zanon.
